5 Approaches to Order Fulfillment

Written by June Campbell


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4. Fulfilling Digital Products

Businesses selling only digital products (computer documents, software, music, video, etc.) haverepparttar easiest time with fulfillment. You will need a web site, shopping cart software to takerepparttar 106539 order, and a means of processing payment. The most automated businesses use technology that serves automatic download information torepparttar 106540 customer upon processing a transaction.

Online businesses might opt to purchase web storage, shopping carts, encryption for secure ordering, and a credit card processing service individually. Alternatively, they might look for a "one stop shop" that handlesrepparttar 106541 entire thing for a fee. The former is likely to be lower cost but labor intensive;repparttar 106542 latter could be more costly but simpler to set up and manage.

To find ecommerce providers, run a Net search for "ecommerce billing fulfillment service".

5. Out-Source to a Fulfillment Firm

If your sales justify it, you could outsourcerepparttar 106543 entire process to a fulfillment company. This may or may not be more expensive than doing your own fulfillment. Calculaterepparttar 106544 cost of on-site fulfillment and comparerepparttar 106545 price.

Out-sourcing reduces your control over fulfillment, as well asrepparttar 106546 amount of contact you have with your customers. If customer contact is very important to your operations, or if you need to explain your product to customers before making a sale, outsourcing might not be your best choice.

Before signing a contract, consider these issues: 1. Willrepparttar 106547 company package your merchandise appropriately? Can they handle your perishable products quickly? You want to avoid returns of damaged goods. 2. Doesrepparttar 106548 firm process orders quickly enough to accommodate your turn-around time? 3. Isrepparttar 106549 company strategically located? Shipping costs and transit times will be reduced if your fulfillment company is located close torepparttar 106550 majority of shipping addresses. For example, 74% ofrepparttar 106551 U.S. population lives close to or in UPS zone five. A company situated in that region might be a good choice for businesses that sell primarily torepparttar 106552 US public. 4. Are sales reps assigned to your orders and are you permitted to train them? 5. Canrepparttar 106553 firm provide references from customers running similar operations to yours?

Asrepparttar 106554 comedian said, "Delivery is everything."

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Black Gold School Food Carts

Written by Barbara Evensizer


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Carriage Works, Inc. has solvedrepparttar problems associated with old style carts through very exciting graphics and color schemes. The carts and kiosks they design and manufacturer are fully mobile. They incorporate bright color schemes, which draw customers close torepparttar 106538 cart providing an opportunity to present food items in an attractive manner.

Interchangeable logos and menu panels allow one cart to be used for different programs. “You can have a cart that will serve as a breakfast cart to greet morning staff and then easily changerepparttar 106539 menu and logo before serving Lunch.” Says Evensizer.

Turn empty space into huge profits by designing a cart withrepparttar 106540 ability to get branded food & beverage items whererepparttar 106541 customers are. New ideas in a old business with Carriage Works you can recapture lost sales!

Carriage Works,Inc 1877 Mallard Lane Klamath Falls,Oregon 97601 (541) 882-0700 ph (541) 882-9661 Fax



In the business for 32 years designing and manufacturing Food and Beverage Carts. Our customer base is all over the world.


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